Honored to be selected for this new initiative by Saatchi Art! 200 artist have been chosen for the launch of Limited: “a new way to buy limited edition prints by top emerging artists from around the world”. ‘Portrait 36: Kandinsky.’ & ‘Portrait 37: Marc.’ have been especially designed for this brand new platform, exclusive to Saatchi Art.

Portrait 36 and portrait 37 are part of the ongoing series ‘Artist Portraits’. Originally commissioned by ARTISTS NOT ARMIES. All collages follow the same concept; an artist portrait in which the face is replaced by a work of this artist.

Last week some of my artworks were part of the ‘Dump Trump’ group exhibition at WG Kunst Amsterdam. Amongst others the assemblage ‘Bad habit’ in which I present nationalism as a form of compulsive behaviour. Populism as a recurring phenomenon which some of us just can’t do without…The local tv station AT5 reported on this urgent topic as well and documented my protest piece ‘Bad habit’ also.

The first Dutch festival entirely dedicated to the animated GIF took place last weekend at the Amsterdam Volkshotel. In a sense a kind of film festival in which the entries have been reduced to just a few frames, endlessly repeating, evoking a trance state for the visitors. And so appealing to the desire for rhythmic ritual, repetitive hypnosis, to ephemeral ecstasy. Showing great works by Zack Dougherty, Julien Douvier, DarkAngelØne, Zolloc, Erdal Inci and many more… Curated by Daniel Samama and Vincent Seeber the GIF Weekender Festival offered – in addition to a sleek exhibition of splendid GIFS – presentations by The Hmm, an Emoji workshop by TEARS OF JOY and more.

Represented with the below two gifs at ‘The GIF That Keeps On Giffing’ exhibit, the GIF Weekender festival @ the Amsterdam Volkshotel ran from April 29 – May 1, 2016.

Following Mahatma Gandhi our world can still use a lot more nonviolent disobedience. More dreams, more engaged art. It’s not without reason this street art has been applied precisely at this spot in Sao Paulo. Pasted by Eric Marechal of The ArtFabric, who also took the photographs of the two homeless. A few weeks later one of them told Eric there was a big fight with knives, after which the other left the place behind…

Street art pasted by Eric Marechal initiator of Street Art Without Borders and co-founder, along with Fabi Futata, of The ArtFabric. For both initiatives goes that Marechal takes the art of street artists to places where the artists themselves wouldn’t easily go and to locations where the people who live there wouldn’t get in touch with art often. ‘Art should be accessible to everyone’ is the adagium. Besides the different blogs and websites on which this is being presented and documented there now is a book in the making; The ArtFabric – Le street art aux frontières de la société. A photobook for which still some Maecenases are needed, a nice way to obtain your very own version.

Last week was the official presentation of the ‘Big Amsterdam Art Calendar’. This coming edition coincides with a leap year, therefore offering room for 366 artists, designers, photographers and architects. A collection of established names and young talent of the Amsterdam art scene, all in a high print quality. This three kilogram, must have art calendar can be ordered here. My own contribution to the ‘Big Amsterdam Art Calendar’ is the work ‘Portrait 14: Scholte.’ A photo collage from the series ‘Artist Portraits’ that all follow the same concept; an artist portrait in which the face is replaced by a work of this artist. These limited edition photographs can be ordered via Saatchi Art.

This week is the last chance to visit the installation The Garden Which is the Nearest to God at the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam. This spectacular work by Japanese artist Taturo Atzu aka Tatzu Nishi aka Tazu Rous aka Tatzu Oozu aka Tatsurou Bashi aka Tazro Nishino… gives you apart from a breathtaking view of the Dutch capital, the surreal experience of a living room build around the weather vane / gilded angel of the Old Church. And so questioning our relationship to these kind of power symbols…

‘The Garden Which is the Nearest to God’ runs until September 6, 2015.